Journal profile · NURSING
Journal of Vascular Nursing
ISSN 1062-0303 · eISSN 1532-6578 · Elsevier
Journal of Vascular Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,340; median 205 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Vascular Nursing is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Publication of the Society for Vascular NursingJournal of Vascular Nursing provides clinical information regarding aortic and peripheral aneurysms, upper and lower extremity arterial disease, acute and chronic venous disease, and more. Original, peer-reviewed articles present descriptions, etiologies, diagnostic procedures, medical and surgical treatment and nursing implications of vascular system disorders.Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): NURSING
Editor-in-chief Diane Treat-JacobsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Australia 3, New Zealand 3 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine12.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering8.3%
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesMedicine7.1%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.6%
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatmentsMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 54 | 15 | 63 |
| 2024 | 51 | 21 | 93 |
| 2023 | 57 | 12 | 166 |
| 2022 | 43 | 11 | 165 |
| 2021 | 47 | 7 | 230 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 292 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 220 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 215 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,340 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,670 / JPY 414,260 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,340 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case studiesCase Studies: Case Studies should include new, unusual, or complex clinical problems, new therapies that were utilized, aspects that inspired improvements in ca…Length not stated
- clinical practiceClinical Practice: Clinical articles present new or innovative skills or knowledge related to vascular patient care, an empirical clinical based review of a dis…Length not stated
- educationEducation: Education articles describe educational practices that are of interest to nurses in academia, nurse educators, mentors, or anyone responsible for dev…Length not stated
- evidence-based practiceEvidence-Based Practice: Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care.Length not stated
- innovative techniquesInnovative Techniques: Innovative Techniques are practical well-illustrated descriptions with technical tips of new or established operative and/or endovascular…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor address a recent article in the Journal of Vascular Nursing or are a submission of a brief original observations or…Length not stated
- meta-analysisResearch: Research manuscripts are final reports of completed original clinical, educational, health systems, health policy, or historical investigations. Resea…Length not stated
- quality improvementQuality Improvement: Quality Improvement (QI) manuscripts describe a project that was carried out to determine the best solution to a practice issue.Length not stated
- researchResearch: Research manuscripts are final reports of completed original clinical, educational, health systems, health policy, or historical investigations.Length not stated
- reviewResearch: Research manuscripts are final reports of completed original clinical, educational, health systems, health policy, or historical investigations. Resea…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- systematic reviewResearch: Research manuscripts are final reports of completed original clinical, educational, health systems, health policy, or historical investigations. Resea…Length not stated
- vascular imagesVascular Images: Vascular Images illustrate features of vascular disease and possess both scientific and artistic merit.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1062-0303
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6578
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Vascular Nursing
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Vascular Nursing
What CAS zone is Journal of Vascular Nursing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Vascular Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Vascular Nursing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Vascular Nursing?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 134–292 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Vascular Nursing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Vascular Nursing based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Australia (3) and New Zealand (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Vascular Nursing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Vascular Nursing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Vascular Nursing open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Vascular Nursing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,340.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .